All three books in the Secrets of
a Lab Rat series are now
available from your favorite
retailer in paperback, hardcover,
and e-book! For audio fans, the
books can also be found on
audio CD and Playaway,
narrated by talented voice actor,
Oliver Wyman. Click HERE to
listen to an audio clip from No
Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay).
Trudi is part of OnlineAuthorVisits.com a group of
published children's authors who have pledged to
donate one-quarter of their virtual visit fees
booked through the site to a worthy charitable
organization. Trudi would love to Skype with your
class, library, or book club. For more info, head to
OnlineAuthorVisits or Trudi's Virtual Visits page.
Look for Trudi's posts on the
5th of every month on SMACK
DAB IN THE MIDDLE, a blog
written by a bunch of fantastic
middle grade authors. Check it
out as you chant our motto:
Middle grade rocks!
Secrets of a Lab Rat art by Jim Paillot and Stealing Popular art by
Suzanne Sales used with permission from Simon and Schuster:
Photos by Bill Trueit & Trudi Trueit. All works copyright 2013.
Trudi's STEALING POPULAR Blog and Book Give-Away Tour
gave her the chance to visit some of the best middle grade blogs on
the web. The book give-aways are over, for now, (congrats to all the
winners!) but you can still read what Trudi has to say about her new
book, being a writer, her crazy middle school life, and more at these
fantastic blogs:


Thanks to all of the great blogs that hosted Trudi's tour. Don't forget
to watch the video trailer for the book, too!
Trudi had a grand time at the Grand Challenge of the
King County Library System's Global Reading
Challenge. As one of the featured authors on the
library's 2012-13 'battle of the books' type booklist, she
welcome the participants and shared a bit about her
writing journey. Trudi also got to watch the final four
teams compete for the championship, which was
amazing! The final challenge had the students
answering tough trivia questions on all ten books on the
list, including Trudi's No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay)
from her Secrets of a Lab Rat series.
Spring, 2013
When the scores were tallied, the Roaring Readers
of Woodridge Elementary in Bellevue, WA (above)
took home top honors, but all of the finalists did a
stellar job. Congrats to the Thorndyke Elementary
Reading Rebels, the Terminal Park Elementary
Rocket Readers (right), and the Helen Keller
Elementary Flying Green Pigs for also reaching the
finals! Each participant went home with a medal, a
tee shirt, and a signed book from Trudi. More than
2,000 students participated in the King County
Library's GRC this year. Great job, readers!
Soundview School Bookfair Benefit
Saturday, May 18, 2013
1:00 to 3:00 pm
Alderwood Barnes and Noble
19401 Alderwood Mall Parkway
Lynnwood, WA 98036

Join Trudi and the students of Soundview School
as they share their passion for writing. The students
will present graphic novels they've been creating this
spring. Trudi will talk about her Secrets of a Lab Rat
series for middle graders, do a reading, and Q & A session. She’ll also be signing copies of her
newest book, Stealing Popular, as well as all three titles from the Lab Rat series. Kids can enter
to win some great prizes, too, like tote bags, audiobooks, and a signed tee shirt from Lab Rat
illustrator, Jim Paillot! A portion of all sales at B&N that day will benefit Soundview school so
come for the fun and pick up some new books to support a great cause!
Soundview students hard
at work on posters to
advertise the bookfair!